The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-31

NEw YORK, May 30.--The streets in the
lower part of the city today were deserted and
there was general suspension of business.
All public buildings were closed. The vicin-
ity Of Union and Madison squares and the
streets through which the procession passed
were crowded with pedestrians and vehicles.
A large number Of people went to Riverside
Park and Grants tomb. Flags ON the pub
lie buildings were at half-mast and the
fronts Of numerous hotels and residences
were draped with flags and bunting. Thou
sands of people came from New Jersey and
Brooklyn to witness the parade. Between
8 and 10 O'Clock a. m. Fifth avenue and the
cross streets from Fifty-ninth street to Mad
lson square were crowded with mass of hu-
manity. AT 10 o'clock the procession start
ed; headed by the Tenth Regiment Band of
Albany, which preceded the Old Guard in
command of Major George w. Mclean.
These veterans, with delegations from sew
eral u. A. X. Posts, who marched on either
flank, acted as an escort and guard of honor
to Governor Hill. The Governor and his
staff were followed by carriages containing
Gems William T. Sherman and Philip Sher-
idan, Mayor Hewitt and members of the
board OF aldermen and invited guests. A
squad of police preceded the First Brigade
n. G. S. N. Y. which acted as an escort to
the veterans.
NEW YORK, May 80 - Governor Hill and
staff reviewed the procession from the stand
on west side of Madison Square. AT 14th
street the different divisions separated and
went to the cemetaries to which they had
been assigned. General Sherman went to
Grants tomb to be present at the services.
Mrs. Grant visited her husbands tomb
early in the day before the crowd had gath
cred and placed her offering of flowers on
the steel casket. Many other offerings of
various designs had been arranged on and
without the tomb. Over the door was a bank
of white immortelles, bearing in letters of
yiolets the words, "In war foe; in peace a
friend" There was Grand Army badge of
purple and blue immortelles three feet in
length, sent from Chicago Thomas Post of
Deer Lodge, Montana, contributed wreath
OF OF western pine filled in with red roses.
There were remembrances more or
less elaborate from others, including
Meade Post of Philadelphia, the post
at Melrose, Mass, the Chinese Minister
and Gen. Barrios' widow. Twenty thousand
persons were present when the exercises be-
gan at $40 o'clock. Col. Fred Grant, Gen.
Sherman and other distinguished guests oc-
cupied the stand near the tomb. After the
Grand Army ritual and appropriate music,
Rev., DR.; John Rhey Thompson, pastor of
cred an Grafton. The band then played
'Rest, Spirit, Rest" and Lights Out" and
the benediction closed the proceedings.
Memorial services were held at the Acade-
my of Music this evening. The programme
Included music, recitations and an address
by Rev. DR.. Talmage. Governor Hill en-
tered near the close of the exercises and was
received with applause. Mayor Hewitt
called for three cheers and led them himself.
There were cries for Hill and the Governor
spoke briefly.
CONCORD, N. H., May Memorial Day
exercises were held this afternoon under the
direction of e. E. Sturtevant Post No. 2, G.
A. H. The Grafton was given by John M.
Cochran of Southbridge, Mass, after which
the procession moved to the cemeteries
where the graves were decorated. Among
the graves decorated were those of Col.
Joseph Stlckney, who commanded a regi-
ment at the battle of Bennington, and ex-
President Franklin Pierce, who was brig
adler general IN the Mexican war. Business
was generally suspended.
BROOKLYN, May 30.-There were $500
Grand Army men in the parade in Brooklyn
today. Along the streets leading to the
cemeteries through which the procession
passed public buildings and houses were
decorated with flags and bunting. Schools.
public offices and stores were closed, and the
cars were thronged with people. The pro-
cession broke up at the Flatbush Avenue
railway station and the different posts went
to the cemetries to which they had been as
signed where memorial services were held
and the mounds of the dead soldiers were
decorated with flowers
PHILADELPHIA, May 3O.-There was al
most an entire suspension of business here
today for the celebration of Memorial Day.
! The horse and steam cars leading to the sa-s
rious cemeteries were all day crowded with
human freight and the downtown streets
assumed deserted appearance early in the
day Many of the graves were decorated in
the morning, but general observance took
place in the afternoon.
WASHINGTON. May 3O.-The government
departments, district offices, banks and many
business houses were closed to-day. The
services at Arlington began at noon. The
graves of the dead in the Soldiers Home
cemetery were decorated in the afternoon.
At II o'clock the G. A. r. marched to Ar
lington to take part in the ceremonies which
were held there. They were escorted to the
bridge by number of military organizations
encamped here, including Vicksburg outh-
rons, Louisville Legion and Texas soldiers
CHICAGO, May 30-The features of the
memorial exercises today were the afternoon
parade participated in by 10000 men, COM
| prisng the militia civic societies, police es-
cort and g. A. r. posts. The procession
| formed at 3 o'clock. AT 8 o'clock this morn
| ing special train left Wells street depot for
Rose Hill and Calvary and carried about
| 1000 people, veterans and others. A great
mass of floral decorations were carried. AT
| 1:30 o'clock Ex-Confederate proceeded by the
| Illinois Central wentito 0akwood where the
| graves of 1C0 fellows who died in Camp
DOuVlasS were decorated